Plastic waste exports from the UK 2000-2023

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Bruna Alves,
Mar 19, 2024
The United Kingdom exported approximately 568,000 metric tons of plastic waste in 2023. UK exports of plastic waste increased rapidly during the 2000s and reached a peak of 863,000 metric tons in 2011, but have been on a mostly downward trend since. The Netherlands and Turkey are among the top destinations for UK plastic waste exports.

Annual plastic waste exports from the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)

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2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Special properties

Figures refer to commodity trade code 3915 - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics

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This statistic is using original data from the HM Revenue and Customs and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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